Michelle Collier
Writer, illustrator & printmaker
I'm a creative writer and self-taught printmaker based in my home studio in Manchester, UK.
Whether it's with a pen or a blade, I love working with my hands, and much of my practice involves hand-drawn illustration, relief printmaking and hand-cut paper art.
With a lifelong love of storytelling, both my writing and visual work tends towards the mythical and mystical. The tall tales we tell in the dark... the stories we spin to soothe ourselves... the strange folklore that endures through the ages... all of these things find their way into my work.
Much of the work you'll find on my site focuses on the print side of my practice. But I also work in digital storytelling and scriptwriting. I'm especially interested in immersive stories, interactive fiction and narrative-led game experiences.
Photo by Ed Power
To say hello or to chat about projects and commissions, email: mickeypip@hotmail.com
Selected events & exhibitions
2020
Commissioned Artist, GM Covid Commissions
2019
Exhibiting Artist, Manchester Print Fair
Manchester Cathedral
Storytellers United Hackjam (winning team)
Part of Digital Cities, Manchester
Exhibiting Artist, Spooky Print Fair
Stockport Hat Museum
Exhibiting Artist, Etsy Made Local
The People's History Museum, Manchester
2018
Manchester Print Fair x Design Manchester Festival
The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
Exhibiting Artist, Let’s Paint the Town Red
Plant NOMA, Manchester
Exhibiting Artist, Manchester Print Fair
2017
Exhibiting Artist, Manchester Print Fair x Design Manchester
Campfield Market Hall, Manchester
2015
NQXmas (street art installation)
OutHouse Substation, Manchester
24 Days of Lever St (window installation)
Northern Quarter, Manchester
Irene (2015)
Michelle Collier
Screened & selected
Blind Date/Matchmaker (2016)
Written by:
Eleanor Marechal
Directed by:
Screened:
DepicT!
London Short Film Festival
Underwire Festival
London Golden Scout IFF
Indie Hype
Nominated:
Exhibiting Artist, The Manchester Open
HOME, Manchester
Selected Writer, Immersive GameLab
StoryFutures, the UK's National Centre for Immersive Storytelling
Best Experimental Short, London Short Film Festival
2021
Artist / Writer in Residence
The Festival of Libraries, Manchester City of Literature
Manchester Cathedral